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FiledA Feb. 27, 19.??7 A 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 6, 1937. Q F HAUF 2,085,975

SUPPORT Filed Feb.v 27, 19:57

2 sheets-S5691 2 Patented July 6, 1937 v SUPPORT George F. Hauf, River Forest, Ill., assig'nor tof 5 Y Chicago Metal Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill.,.a corporation of Illinois Application February 27, 171937,* seriaiNo. 128,29

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My invention relates to supports.

More particularly it relates to a support to which anV object, such as a portable vending or vgame machine, may be detachably locked against I5 fraudulent removal. The invention will be illustrated and explained as embodiedin a stand particularly adapted for use as a weighted support for a vending or game machine. V

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved support to which an object or portable machine may be anchoredagainst removal by an unauthorized person.

Another object is to provide a support inthe 1'5 form o fa cabinet whichmay be rendered suitably heavy iby weight material inserted through an opening-which opening is closable by the base off-the machine detachably lockedthereto and supported thereby. j

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

An embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front perspective of a cabinet-type 2` stand or support with a coin-controlled game machine mounted upon and anchored to the top thereof;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section through the cabinet, showing the locking mechanism for 30 anchoring the `game machine thereto; Y

Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal section, on the line 3 3 ofv Fig. 2;

- Fig. 4 is an enlarged section, on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section, on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

In the embodiment chosen for illustration, the support or stand includes a rectangular hollow cabinet I for detachably carrying a game machine H onvits upper end. This cabinet may be constructed in any appropriate mannerv of any suitable material, such as sheets of steelwelded or otherwise secured together. Preferably the top of the cabinet is open to enable weighting 5 material to be put into it and this opening is closed by the rectangular base l2 of the game machine when the same is properly mounted upon the `upper end of the cabinet, as will be herein- .after explained. 1 Y

By making the cabinet hollow and therefore relatively light in weight, it can be readily moved to the location where it is tobe used. Then, by filling it with suitable Weighting material, it can be rendered sufciently heavy to prevent its being 1,55 readily removed. The weighting material may be .that willserve thepurpose. :exceptionally advantageous, because they can be sand, concrete, "crushed stone or anything else Bricks, however, are

readilytaken from the cabinet through the open top thereof, .after the'game machine has `been removed, should it become 'necessary or desirable to' move thek support from one'klocation to another. f The game machine may be securely anchored and locked to this weighted cabinet stand to prevent its being moved independently-of the stand and to prevent the weighting material from being removed from the cabinet. Anauthorized person, however, can disconnect the machine from and gain access tothe stand. f Y

The open upper end of the stand is flanked on three sides-viz., along the'ffront'r and the two lateral sidesby a channel-shaped frame isec'- tion'- I5. The channel faces'inwardly'toward-the opening and the center of the cabinet.. vThis frame section,'co'mprising an upper flange I6, a

Vlower ange l1, and `an interconnecting web I8,

may be vformed in a Amanner wellv known in the metal working art'` from 'a single piece `of channelshaped sheet steel stock. It Ymay be secured to the upper rim of the cabinet around the opening in the top thereof in anyY appropriate manner. Welding is a suitable method and the union between the frame and the body of the cabinet may be strengthened by-'suitable pieces offangle iron I S, each of which hasits vertical iiange lying along and secured to the adjacent side wall of the cabinet and its horizontal flange lying beneath and secured to the lower flange ofthe frame, as shownv most clearly in Fig. 3. `The rear wall or `panel of the cabinet is turned inwardly at the top to forma horizontal shelf and is thenV turned vertically downward to form a flange 2|. 'I'he shelf 2|] andflangeZl are divided by a slot 22, the function of which wille-presently appear.

The fourth side or rear Asection of the openingflanking 4frame is formed by a detachable channel-shaped holding plate having .horizontal upper and lower flanges 26 and 21, respectively, and a vertical web 28. The ends of this channelshaped removable frame section are turned inwardly and the overall depth of the section is such that these inturned ends will slidably telescope within the channel of frame section I5, as most clearly shown in Fig. Ll;k Thus, the opening in the top of the cabinet is, when the removable frame section k25 is in place, bordered or flanked on all four sides by an inturned channel which, when the detachable sectionis movedy inwardly (i. e.,-toward the left as viewed'in Figs.

qll. and 21 serve as a shelf or ledge upon which `the machine base rests and the upper flanges I6 and 26 serve as retaining clamps overlying the edges of the -machine base to hold the machine in place upon the stand. The detachable section 25 may, however, be moved outwardly V(i. e., toward the right, as viewed in Figs. 2 and 3) soas to open the base retaining frame to permit the game machine to be positioned upon the cabinet or removed therefrom.

threads through a stationary nut 3| which is' anchored in place by being welded or otherwise suitably secured to a cross piece 32. vCross piece! 32 may be formed from a rather thinbar of steel which has its ends 33 bent to lie-along theV side panels of the cabinet for. ready anchorage r by welding or other appropriate means, Yas Vshown most clearly in Fig. 3. Thiscross piece-3,2 may, for the sake of greater strength and rigidity, lie along the flange 2| of the rear panel of the cabinet and may, if desired, be anchored thereto by welding. Y Of course, Vboth flange`2| and cross bar 32 should be perforated so that thescrew 30 may pass therethrough. The head or forward `end of screw 36 is arranged to detachably accommodate and iit a long thin manipulating tool, such as a screw driver or socket wrench. Thus, the head 33 of 'the screw may be provided ."with a screw driverlslot', as shown in Fig. 2. l

Screw 30, upon being turned, actuates a follower which is secured to the detachable frame section 25 and through whichthe screw'may control the movements'and locationof this detachable section. This follower includes acylindrical internally threaded sleeve 35which is weldedor .otherwise fixed to the lower side of flange 21 and which lies partly within' therslot 22 of shelf 20. A link 36 is rather loosely secured to the inner end of sleeve 35 by a cap screw 31 which threads into the bore of the sleeve. Link 36 has an opening near its lower end to slidably embrace screw 30 and to be in a position to be engagedby an adjustable backing nut 38 carried by screw 30.

VThe upper end of link 36 lies and slidingly fits in kframe section 25 into telescopic'relation to'the open ends of the fixed frame section. Itwill Vbe apparent that the rotation of screw 3U to move nut 38 to the left, asviewed in Figs. 2 'and-'3,'`will cause` detachable section 25 to be moved to the left and that the reverse rotation of screw 30, by moving'nut 38 to the right, will permit detachable frame section 25 to be moved to the right. Thus, the telescopic' relation between the detachable section and the fixed section not only permits the easy application of a machine to the stand, but provides adjustment Ato accommodatev machine bases of different sizes and, within the range of adjustment, any size base may be 'tightly and securely clamped to the cabinet.

The slotted or wrench-fitting'end of screv/SU is accessible from the outside of the cabinet to re.

lock bushing and barrel are arranged in the usual manner so that the barrel may be removed only when the appropriate key is fitted thereto. When so removed, the end of screw 3|)` is accessible by means of a suitable tool, such as a screw driver or long-stemmed socket wrench, from the outside of the cabinet. When in place, however, the screw is inaccessible. A

Y The operationo'f the support is briefly as follows: .Y vThe empty cabinet is moved to the desired location, whereupon it is filled with an available The detachable frame section 25 is moved inl-I f wardly to close the frame and clamp themachine base by means of a screw 30.' This screw weighting material. When placing the game vmachine upon Vthe stand, screw 30 is first turned 3) to permit the'removable frame section 25 to` .bewithdr'awn beyondthe side wall of the cabinet.

For easy application of the base of the game machine the removable section may then even beturned over so-that itsgchanneliisfdown', asindipletely opensfthe rear side of the channel-shaped "frame The vgame machine is now slid into place ts quite tightly againstithe web |8 of the front side of the channel'and between the upper and lower anges I6v and thereof. The detachable 3.0

frame section 25 is now turned over so Ythat its channel is on top and then it is pushed inwardly until its upper and lower flanges embrace the rear edge of the machine base. Now, by turning thefscrew 30 vto move nut- 38 inwardly (i. e., to the left as viewedri'n Figs. 2 and 3),fthe'follower will cas'ethe detachable frame section to be still furtherV moved vinwardly 'until 'the base of the machine is tightly and' non-removably clamped on all four s'ides'within the frame chan- @$0 nel. The machine is now securely Yanchored to the cabinet stand and its base also closes the opening in the top of the cabinet VVso that the weighting material cannot be removed therefrom. After the base of the machine has been thus clamped in position and is firmly upon the top of the cabinet, the screw driver or wrench is withdrawn and the opening through which the same was applied is closed by the insertion of the lock barrel therein.V Now the screw is inac- Il'c'essible to any one not possessing a key which will fit the lock of Vthe lock barrel which closes the tool opening and, consequently, the machine cannot beV separated from the base and thebase cannot'be lightened Vby removal of the-weighting material. ,Y Y Of course,`it will be understood that a combination lock,frather thanone actuated by a key,

Ymay be used to close the tool opening .in ,the

cabinet through which the clamping screw is: 'made accessible.

Having thus explained the nature of my invention and illustrated a typical embodiment thereof, what I claim and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is as follows:

1. In combination, a hollow-cabinet having an open 'top through which weighting material may be inserted thereinto, a channel-shaped frame secured-to the cabinet and flanking three sides of vthe opening in the top thereof, the channel of the frame facing inwardly toward the center of the cabinet, an object supported on the top of the cabinet,the object having a base which closes the opening in the topof the cabinetandflts into the channel of `the frame, a removable channelshaped holding plate for closing the fourth side of the frame and fitting over the baseof the object, a screw-actuated follower attached to the holding plate within the cabinet, a Yscrew oper- Y holding plate from the base of the object de` pending upon the direction of rotation of the screw, and a lock-controlled closure for the opening in the wall of the cabinet to prevent unauthorized operation of the screw.

2. A support for an object having a rectangular base and comprising, a hollow cabinet having an opening in its top through which weighting material may be inserted, a channel-shaped frame surrounding the opening on all four sides, the channel facing inwardly to fit about and over the four edges of the base of the object which, when in place, closes the opening in the top of the cabinet, said channel consisting of a fixed section and a movable section telescopically related to the fixed section so that the size of the frame can be enlarged to receive the base of the object and can be made smaller to t tightly the base of the object, a screw mounted within the cabinet and accessible by a tool insertable through a hole in a side wall thereof, a follower attached to the movable section of the frame and operable by the screw to move the movable section toward the Xed section to make the framersmaller and to permit the movable section of the frame to be moved away from the fixed section to enlarge the frame, and a lock-controlled Yclosure for the opening in the cabinet side wall to prevent access to the screw.

3. A support for an object having a rectangular base and comprising, a stand which is at least in part hollow, a rectangular channel-shaped frame mounted above the hollow part of the stand, said frame having its channel facing horizontally inwardly to fit about and over the edges of the base of the object to be supported and including a movable section and a fixed section, part of the movable section telescoping within part of the fixed section to complete the frame about the four sides of the base of the object, a`

screw mounted within the hollow part of the stand and operable by a tool insertable through a hole in one wall thereof, a follower secured to the movable frame section and movable by the v screw to cause the movable frame section tol telescope within the fixed frame section and clamp the base of the object therebetween, and a 1ockcontrolled closure for the opening in the wallV of the stand to prevent access to the screw.

4. A supporting stand for an object having a rectangular base and comprising, a hollow cabinet closed on all sides but the top, a channel-shaped fixed frame section flanking three sidesof the n opening in the top of the cabinet, the fixed frame being 'secured to the cabinet with its channel facing inwardly, a movable channel-shaped frameclosing section for flanking the fourth side of the opening in the top of the cabinet, the channel of this movable section also facing inwardly and the ends thereof being inturned to telescope within the ends of the iixed frame section, thel fixed and movable frame sections constituting a foursided frame within the channel of which the base of the object may be fitted and clamped, a follower secured to the movable frame section within the cabinet, a screw operable upon the follower to move the movable section toward the Xed frame section and to permit the separation of the two frame sections depending upon the direction in which the screw is turned, the screw being located within the cabinet and operable by an elongated tool insertable through a hole in a wall thereof, and a lock-controlled closure Vfor the hole through which a tool may beV inserted to actuate the screw.

5. In combination, a hollow cabinet having an open top through which weighting material may be inserted thereinto, an inturned channelshaped fixed frame section flanking three sides of the opening in the top of the cabinet, an inturned channel-shaped movable frame section telescopically receivable by the iixed frame sec- Vtion and flanking the fourth side of the opening :in the top of the cabinet, an object supported on the top of the cabinet, said object having a base which fits into the inturned channels of the fixed and movable frame sections and closes the opening in the top of the cabinet, a screw operably accessible through a hole in a wall of the cabinet, mechanism interposed between the screw and the movable frame section whereby operation of the screw controls the movable frame section yso as to clamp and release the base of the object depending upon the direction of rotation of the screw, and a lock-controlled closure for the hole in the cabinet through which the screw is ac-Y cessible to prevent unauthorized operation of the screw.

GEORGE F. HAUF. Y 

